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AUTOMATON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 397,398, dated February 5, 1889.

Application filed February 16, 1838. Serial No. 264,225. (No model.)

To (all whom it may ((JILUPIYI/J posture within the case (I, while the driving Be it known thatl, \VILLTAM G. PiEGEL,a mechanism is located in the base 13, and the citizen of the United States, residing at New batteries l; A B A, for furnishing the mo- 'York, in the county of New York and State tive power, are in the lower part of said base.

5 of New York, have invented a new and useful it), Figs. 2, ii, and l, is a cog-wheel of large 55 r-lutomaton or Automatic Image or Device, of area affixed to a vertical shaft, 11, and carrywhich the following is a specification. ing a series of concentric camsurfaces, a a

My invention relates to improvements in b b, (I and 6*, on its upper face, with automatons or automatic images designed for two concentric electrical contact-surfaces, a",

to display in public places; and its object is to a, and a, on its undersu rface, and a small in- 60 provide an automaton or automatic device sulating-spacc, i,located between a a This which shall through theagcncy of mechanism cog-wheel 1O meshes with a pinion, 9, on the hereinafter described perform the 0] )eration same shaft with a smaller cog-wheel, 8,which of throwing dice from a cup held in one of its in turn meshes with a pinion, T, on the shaft hands and afterward restore said dice to the carrying the cross-armature lever A of an 65 cup, the operative parts of said automaton electric motor, M. finally assuming their normal position. Iata b c" d c are horizontal levers pivoted tain these objects by the mechanism illuson a loose sleeve, 8*, surroundingafixedshaft, trated in the accompanying drawings and de- S", attached to the frame of the machine.

scribed in the following specification,but par- These levers move independently and are 70 ticularly pointed out in the claims which foladapted to bear, respectively, at their leftlow the specification. hand ends, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, upon The device will be better umlerstoodby refthe cam-surfaces (11 (Z and c &c.,whi1e erence to the drawings in detail, in which their other ends are attached, respectively,

Figure l is a side elevation showing the apby set-screws, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, to a -7 5 paratus in operative position, the retainingseries of vertical rods, a b c d c, and they in, case and thelrase it'orsup 'iorting the apparatus turn through a series of cords and levers, as being broken mvay, so as to show the figure will be hereinafter explainethto the arms and of the automaton in said case and the operhead of the figure in such a manner as to give 0 ative mechanism in the base beneath. Fig. the desired motions to said parts during the So 2 is a side elevation, partly in section, showoperation of throwing the dice and restoring i ing the driving mechanism and connections them to the box. The head 11 is fixed pivlor manipulating the several parts of the auotally to the frame N by a rod, L, having the tomaton. Fig. 3 is a plan view of Fig. Fig. spiral spring V attached to it, with a bearing,

3 5 4 is an end elevation shown on a plane ninety 35, against the frame N at its rear, (see Fig. 8 5 degrees from that scenin Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is ade- 8,) and an arm, 3+, in turn is attached to rod tail view of the starting and stopping mech L, and is connected to a cord, .2, passing over anism. Fig. (i is a side elevation of the intethe pulley S to the rod 0. It is the function. rior mechanism of the automaton proper. of these parts to give to the head a lateral 46 Fig. 7 is a front elevation thereof. Fig. 8 is motion, as will be hereinafter described. The 0 a horizontal sectional. view of Fig. 7, taken on hand 11 is aflixed to the forearm 29, which line :1: w; and Fig. 9 is a diagrannnatic view, latter consists of a bar which is attached pivpartly in plan, showing the electrical connec- Otally in the lower portion of the arm 0, and tions of the apparatus, together with the startit (0) in turn is pivotally secured to the frame ing and stopping mechanism shown. in the N, as shown at Q in Figs. 7 and 8. The arm 5 lower part of Fig. 5. O is formed of two bars bent at the elbow por- A, Fig. 1, represents the body of the image, tion thereof, and has a projecting arm, 31, having ahead, H and arms ll ll, in one of Fig. 8, which is attached near the central porwhich, as H, isadicebox orcup, C. This image tion of the pivoted part Q to said arm, and is represented in 1 as a Turk in sitting has its free end connected to the cord :0, passend attached to a rod, 32, and alever, 26, pivoted to the pivotal portion Q of the arm 0. The other end of the lever 26 is connected directly with a vertical rod, 7).

28 is a spiral spring affixed at one end to the forearm 29, which bears the hand 1H, and at the other to the lower portion of the arm 0, as shown in Fig. 8, the function of which spring is to counteract the action of the rod Z). This includes the operative portions of the right-hand arm of the figure. Theleft arm 0 is of magneticmaterial, and is pivoted in the same manner as the arm 0 to the frame N at Q, and has a hand, H, on its forearm, which is of magnetic material, as iron.

M is a magnet designed to magnetize the hand.

R is a lever secured to the pivotal portion Q of the arm 0, the outer end of which lever is attached to the cord y, passing over a pulley, S, and having its other end attached to the vertical rod d.

S is a pulley affixed to the inner end of the arm 0, which latter is pivoted in the part Q.

t is a cord having one end fixed to the pulley S and the other to the vertical rod 6. This constitutes the operative portions of the arm 0.

T is a table, upon which the dice l) are thrown from the cup C.

T is a rectangular piece of magnetic material beneath the cloth of the table and magnetically connected at its center to the core of the magnet M located beneath the table.

(See Figs. 6 and The dice D are hollow and of magnetic material. This constitutes the operative parts of the automaton proper, with the exception of the electrical circuits and their connections, which I will describe later on, after first having described the starting and stopping mechanism, which is designed to be operated by inserting a coin usually a fivecent nickel into the tube J, (see Fig. 1,) through which it descends to the pocket J, (see Figs. 1, 2, 4, and 5,) ultimately reaching the split pocket E E, attached to the outer end of a lever, D, pivotally secured to the standard atthe point 14. The rear end of the lover I) is provided with an adjustable weight, 15, and an upright, G, carrying an electrical cont'actanaker, 1. A second electrical contact, 2, is carried by standard S, attached to the metal frame.

22 is an adj ustment-screw for regulating the throw of the lever D.

E is the fixed portion of the split pocket for holding the nickel V while the portion E is pivotally secured to the part E at the point 15, and has a projecting arm or lug, 10, connected to a stanclard,-18, on lever D by a spiral spring, 17, so that so long as no pressure is brought to bear on the lug or arm 16 the split pocket E E will retain the nickel in the position shown at V in Fig. 5.

F a coin-retaining lever pivoted at 19 to the pocket J, and adapted, when the lever D is held. in the forward position by the weight of the nickel to prevent the entrance of a second nickel, V into the chute I by the action of the spring 21 on the short arm F of said lever, the light spring 20 being insuliicient to overcome the weight of a coin when acting alone.

I will now describe the electrical connec tions.

Referring to Fig. 9, M is astarting-magnet connected by the circuit u, as shown by the tailless arrows, through battery '3 A and frame of the machine, to the contact-points 1 2the former on the insulated prolongation G of the starting-lever D, and the latter on the vertical metal standard S, secured to the metal frame. The armature A of startingmagnet M is pivoted to the frame, as shown, and has the usual retractile sprin and backstop. Upon its free end is a pawl adapted to take in its forward movement in the teeth of the ratchet-wheel 13 on a vertical shaft, which carries the cross-armature A of the propellingmotor M. This armature-lever A also has a contact-spring, Sp, adapted to make contact on its forward stroke with the contact-screw 3, thus completing the normally-open circuit of the battery B A through the motor-magnets and the wire 10 and commutator-spring Sp when the motor is started, as will be explained. The pinion 7 on the armature-shaft meshes with the cog-wheel 8, and it in turn transmits the power given it through the pinion 9 to the large cog-wheel 10, as already explained. The large battery ii A is designed exclusively for the use of the motor, while the small battery B A operates the starting-magnetM, as explained, and also serves the double function of energizing magnets M and M the former on the forearm of O and the latter under the table T. The circuit to themagnet M is by wire 10 w to the spring S on the under side of the wheel 10, where contact is made at the proper time through the metallic bearing a, so as to energize the hand 11, as will be hereinafter described. The circuit through the table-magnet M is from the same battery, 4; A, by the wire 2r, as shown by the split-tail arrows, contact-spring S and surface a, lying under the wheel 10, as shown in Figs. 4 and 9. Electrical contact is made from the battery B A through the magnet M at the proper time, as will be described, through the metallic contact-surfaces a of, concentric with a. The binding-posts P P P are all insulated from the metallic frame of the apparatus, as are also springs Sp Sp and the contact-screw 1 on the extension G of the startingdevcr D and coi'itact-screws 3 and 4-.

K is a star-wheel journaled on the upright Joe 24:, with its teeth lying in the path of a pin, 23, on the wheel 10, and adapted, when rotated and whenever lever D is tilted forward in the position shown in Fig. 5, to act upon the lug 16 of the split pocket E E.

S (shown in Figs. 5 and 9) is a stop-pin designed to replace the electrical portions of the coin-operating device when a mechanical motor is used iii-place of an electrical motor, and is so arranged that when the lever is tilted into the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 5 it will project into the path of fly-fan F on the shaft F, connected through a train of gear in the usual manner to a mechanical weight. or spring motor.

I will now describe the mode of operation. Suppose the dice I) (seen in Fig. 8) to be in the cup and the apparatus to be in the position shown in Figs. 1 and it. Now drop a coin into the spout .1. It passes down into the cup J, finding its way to the split pocket E E, the first lever, F, failing to stop it in this instance, because the spring 20, acting upon the short arm F, is not suliiciently strong of itself to prevent the entrance of the coin into the spout I. The lever I) now tilts upon the fulcrum l-l, carrying with it the projecting lug or arm 16, which latter is projected into the path of the teeth of star-wheel K. At the same instant the contact-screw 1 on the other end of the lever D comes into metallic contact with the point 2 on the standard S, and the coin is held in the position shown in Fig. 5 at This action closes the circuit from battery B r as follows: as shown by the tailless arrows, by wire in, bin ding-post 1., wire 1r, point I, battery 13 A, binding-post l, magnet 31', wire u', bin ding-post P through the frame of the machine, as shown by the tailless arrows and broken line, to the standard and point E3 on the upper end. of said standard. This energizts magnet M and causes its armature-lever A to be drawn forward quickly, thus giving the armature a sudden impetus, and at the same time closing the vi reuit of battery 1 A through the motor-magnets as follows: as shown by the feathered arrows, by wire 11*, bindingpost l, the frame and the rear end of the armature A, contactspring Hp, lo ctmtact-screw 3, motor-magnets M, wire 11, c4nniinitiator-spring t5), contact 1, wire a binding-post l, wire a" back to lmttery l; A, it being understood, of. course, that the impetus given arnn'tture A causes its commutator 13 to allow the commutatonspring Sp to make contact with -l on its forward stroke. The armature A will continueio rotate, and its commutator will automatically make and break the circuit at the point 1. i

This operation causes the train of gearing 7 S 9 to impart a rotary motion to the large cogwheel 10 in the direction shown by the large arrowin Fig. .l, and this cog-wheel will coni As the wheel 10 rotates, the first concentric cannb, consisting of a series of ratchet-teeth, as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3, tends to give to the horizontal lover I) a series of vertical oscillations, thereby imparting to the rod 1), and through it and levers 26, link 32, and crank 30, and the forearm and hand H, a se ries of shaking impulses, the sprin 28 (seen in Fig. 8) tending always to restore the arm to its normal msition. This action shakes the dice in the box and continues until the wheel 10 has made a fraction of a revolution and the end of lever Z) brought into contact with the elevated portion of cam b thereby giving to the forearm a twist to such an extent as to allow the dice to turn upon the table in the position shown in Fig. 8. Just prior to this moment, however, cams of and 0 come into play under the ends of the levers c and c, the former causing the lever a to actuate the rod (1 and to transmit its power through the cord .2: over the pulley 27 to the fixed arm 31, thereby turning the arm 0 about its pivot Q, carrying with it the forearm and hand H against the action of the spring 25 in the direction of the left-hand arrow, as shown in Fig. 8. This motion brings the hand to the center of the table. The cam 0 acting at the same time as the cam a on the lever c, transmits its power through thevertical rod 0 and the cord 2, passing over pulley S, which is attached at its other end to the fixed lever 3st on the vertical rod Ti, carrying the head H This causes the head to be turned slightly to the left, following the direction of the hand ll with the eyes, and the action is opposed by the spiral spring V, attached to the rod L, and having a spring-bearing, 35, against the frame N. Just before the dice are thrown, as already explaincal, the contact'spriug S on the under side of the wheel 10 comes into electrical contact with the contact-surface a and the circuit is closed from. the battery B A through the wires 10 and table-magnet M spring Sp contz'tct-surface a, frame of the machine, binding-post P (shown at the upper left-hand corner of Fig. 9),) wire it, magnet M, binding-post I, back to battery 13 A. This action causes the piece of iron T in the table T to be magnetized until the dice are thrown, thereby magnetizing the dice and holding them near the center of the table, so as to prevent any possibility of their being thrown off the table. in order to prevent the dice from being held togcd'lner in irregular po sitions by reason of the magnetism in them when thrown togcthenl provide an insulated space, i, which breaks the circuit, demagnet izes them for an instant, and allows them to Ksettle in the middle of the table with their tinue to rotate until the motor-oi reuit is broken l faces lying squarely thereon. immediately after, the circuit is remade in a similar manner through a and S13 and the dice are held firmly in position until it becomes necessary to return them again to the box, as will be described. Just after the dice are thrown the raised portion of the cam passes under the 1e 5 firmly held attached to it.

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verc', giving to the head an additional change of direction to the left in a manner already d cscribed, and thereby causing the head with the eyes to be turned in the direction of the 5 left hand, ll, preparatory to bringing it into to over pulley S, to the fixed arm lt, attached to the pivotal portion Q of the left hand arm,

, thereby causing said arm 0, and with it the hand H, to be swung toward the dice, as shown by the right-hand arrow in Fig. At

I the same instant that the cam (1 begins to act upon lever (Z the contact-spring Sp on the under side of the wheel (see Figs. 3, ii, and 9) is brought into contact with the long concen trio contact-surface a, and an electrical circuit is closed from the battery 13 A,

the circuit of said. battery having first been broken through the magnet M between the surface a under the wheel 10 and the contactspring S19 This circuit between Sp and u is closed as follows: as shown by the side tail arrows, by 1/7, magnet M on the forearm of 0, battery 3 r magnets M, wire 10, binding-post P to the frame of the machine, to the contact-surface a. This magnetizes the hand H, and as it is swung around in the direction shown by the right-han d'arrow in hi g. 8, under the influence 0t cam d and. lever d, as already explained, the dice are brought into magnetic contact with said hand and are Just prior to this movement, however, the head H has been caused to return to its central position under the influence ot' cam c and lever c,which position it maintains until .it reaches a point \Yhile the head is in this central position, as the wheel continues to rotate, the cam 6 comes into play under the last lever, c, thereby causing it to transmit motion to rode, and through cord 25 to the fixedpulley S attached to the inner end of the arm 0, giving to said arm a vertical n10- tion. Under the action of the two levers e and d and their cams c and d, as already described, a compound motion is given to the hand H, carrying it to the left and upward.

\ 5 5 head a motion to the extreme right and causing the eyes to be turned in the direction of the cup, said cup having been returned to its normal position after the lever u passed off the cam a in the early part of the operation.

The lever a now rides upon the cam a and causes the right hand, ll, bearing the cup 0, to be again carried in the direction of the arrow shown in Fig. 8, while the head is again carried to the left, so that the eyes follow the direction of the cup by the action of the cam c on. the lever c. This continues until the cup is carried under the dice held by the hand ll, when, the circuit is broken between Sp" and u, as shown in Figs. 3 and 9, and the hand It demagnetized, thus allowing the dice l) todrop into the cup C. now passes from under the lever c and the head is a ain carried to the right into its normal position, and as the wheel advances the lever a rides off the cam u and permits the arm 0 and hand ll, bearing cup C, to return. to their normal position. The wheel 10 continues to rotate until the pin 2-) on. the upper exterior surface comes into contact with one of the teeth of the star-wheel K, causing one of its teeth to strike against the lug 16, attached to the lower end of the pivotal portion of the split pocket E E, acting against the spring 17, thereby releasing the coin V (Shown in Fig. The removal. of the coin permits the lever D to return to its normal position, (shown in dotted lines,) and if a second coin, Y, has been in the meantime put into the pocket J it will be released and the operation repeated. The coin V when released falls into a money drawer (not shown, but located within the base ll) under lock. and key.

I do not limit myself to the use of an elec trical motor in thcpropulsion of the mechanical portions of this apparatus, as it is obvious that a spring, weight, or other motor might be used and the operation thereof controlled by means of a stop, S, on the end of the stopping levcr D and a [iy-fan, F connected through a train of gear and the operative portions of said motor. In the event of the use of a mechanical motor the electrical devices would be avoided save those running to magnet M on the forearm of O and the magnet M. beneath the table, the connections of which would be the same as now shown; nor do I limit myself to the use of the coin-operating, starting, and stopping mechanism with my specific apparatus, as it is obvious that this mechanism might be used on any well-known form of apparatus designed to be operated or controlledby the weight of coinssuch, for instance, as automaticweighing-scales, miniature steamers an d engines, electrical grip-testers, &e.; nor do 1 limit my apparatus to the sole purpose of the manipulation of dice, as it is obvi on s that the movements here disclosed might be utilized for many analogous purposes such, for instance, as the waving of a banner attached to the forearm or hand H, or to either or both arms, or to any use designed to attract the attention of passers-by or to interest any one who would be pleased to see such a device operate, it being myintention to claim,

- broadly, such an automatic device and its application to all of the uses to which either it as a whole or any of its parts may be put.

'What I do claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

1. An automaton having a pivoted arm carrying a box, dice in said box, and a projecting operating-arm connected to the upper part of said pivoted arm for oscillating the same, whereby the dice are thrown from said box, said parts being combined substantially as described.

2. An automaton havingapivoted forearm carrying a box containing dice, and a rod connected to'said forearm for imparting an oscillating motion thereto, so as to shake said dice within said. box, said parts being combined substantially as (:lescribed.

3. An automaton havinga pivoted arm with a forearm pivoted therein, the forearm carrying a box containing dice, a projecting operating-arm (onnected to thcupper part oi. said arm for oscillating the same, and a rod connectcd to said forearm, said parts being combined substantially as described.

A. An automaton having a pivoted arm carrying a box ('(mtaining magnetic dice, a projectiug arm attached to the upper part of said pivoted arm For oscillating the same, a table with a piece of magnetic material therein, and an electro-niagnet tor magnetizing said magnetic material, said parts being combined substantiall y as described.

5. An auton'iatonhaving a pivoted arm carrying a box containing magnetic dice, a 'n'ojecting arm connected to the upper part oi saidpivoted arm for oscillating the same, a table with a piece of magnetic material therein, an electric battery and circuit including an electro-magnet, a wheel with a contactspring, and electric con tact-surfaces hav ing an insulated space, said parts being combined sulfistantially as described.

(3. An automaton having an arm with a forearm pivoted therein and cariying dice, a projecting arm ['or oscillating said arm and a rod for oscillating said Forearm, a pivoted arm with a magnetic hand, and an electric battery in circuit with an elw'rtro magnet for energizing said magnetic hand, said parts being combined substantially as described.

'7. An automaton having a starting mechanism consisting of a 1 ube adapted to receive a coin, a pocket, a chute leading from said pocket, a split pocket, a weighted lever to which said split pocket is attached, and an upright carrying an electrical contact-maker secured to said lever, said parts being ccmbined substantially as descriliied.

S. An automaton having a starting mechanism consisting of a pocket, a coin-retaining lever in said pocket, a chute leading from said pocket, a weighted lever with a split pocket at one end, and provided with an upright having an electric contactanaker, said parts being combined substantially as described.

9. An automaton having a starting mechanism consisting of a pocket with a coin-retaining lever, a chute, aweighted lever with standard thereon, a split pocket having a lug on its pivoted part, the fixed part of said pocket being secured to said weighted lever, a spring connected to said standard and lug, and an upright on said lever having an electrical contact-maker, said parts being combined substantially as described.

10. An automaton having a tube, a pocket with chute leading therefrom, a split pocket with the lug 16, a starting-lever to which said split pocket is attached, the electrical contact-maker 1, secured to said starting-lever, the star-wheel K, a train of gearing, and the wheel 10, having on its upper face concentric ca ms, a pivoted arm with forearm carrying box with dice, and rods, arms, cords, and levers cminected to said arm and operated by said cams tor oscillating the arm, substantially as described.

11. An automaton having a starting mechanism consisting of a tube, a pocket with coin-retaining lever F therein, a chute, the split pocket E E, the pivoted startinglever I), having the part E of the split pocket secured thereto, and part E being pivoted to part E and having the lug 16, the standard 18, secured to the lever D, spring 17, connected to standard 18 and lug 1(3, and the springs 20 and 21, hearing against the lever F, said parts being combined substantially as described.

12. In an automaton, a tube with pocket, a chute leading therefrom, a starting-lever with split pocket having the lug 16 secured thereto, the contact-maker 1., secured to said starting-lever, the standard S, with contact maker 2, electric batteries and connectingwires, and the star-wheel K, said parts being combined substantially as described.

13. In an automaton, a starting-lever with split pocket having the lug lo, the contactmaker 1, secured to said starting-lever, a standard with contact-point 2, an electric motor, the star-wheel K, the magnet M, with armature-lever A, and battery B A, with circuit, said parts being combined substantially as described.

ll. The combination of the rotary wheel K, the train of gearing 7, S, and 9, the cog-Wheel 10, with concentric cams thereon, pivoted levers operated by said cams, and the arms 0 O, operated by said levers, said parts being combined substantially as described.

15. In. an automaton the pivoted arm 0, having aboX carrying dice, the arm 81, connected to said arm 0, a cord and a rod connected to said arm 31 and to a pivoted lever, and the wheel 10, having on its upper face a cam adapted to operate said pivoted lever, said parts being combined substantially as described.

16. The pivoted arm 0, having the forearm 29 pivoted thereon and carrying the hand H, with the cup having dice therein connected to said arm 29, the rod 32, 1; ivotally connected to said arm 30, the pivoted lever 26, the rod 1), connected to said. lever and to pivoted lever Z), the wheel 10, having on its upper face a cam adapted to operate the lever b, and a motor for operating said wheel 10, said parts being combined substantially as described.

17. The pivoted arm 0, with metallic hand H, in combination with the lever R, secured to said arm 0, and a cord, y, the rod fl, se

cured to cord y an d to pivoted lever d, and the wheel 10,witli cam thereon adapted to operate said wheels, said parts being combined substantially as described.

18. The combination of the arm 0, having the metallic hand H, with the cord t, secured to said arm; the rod 6, attached to said cord, and a pivoted lever adapted to impart a rising motion to said. rod 1?, whereby the said arm is oscillated, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

1!). The wheel 10, having concentric electric surfaces (0 a, with an insulated space between the same, a motor for said wheel, a pivoted arm with a box carrying dice, arms, levers, and rods connected to said pivoted arm and operated by cams on said wheel, a table with a piece of magnetic material located therein, and a magnet for magnetizing said magnetic material, said parts being combined substantially as described.

20. An automaton having ahead connected to the rod L, the coiled spring V', \\i th bearing 35, attached to the frame N, the arm ll-1i, attached to the rod L, the cord Z, running over a pulley and attached to the pivoted lever 12, the wheel 10, with cam on uppersurface thereof, adapted to actuate said lever c, and a motor for said wheel, said parts being combined i substantially described.

21. An automaton with arm havinga forearm pivoted therein, a box carried by said forearm and containing dice, a rod connected to said forearm for oscillating the same, and the spring 25, secured to the forearm and to the frame of the automaton, said parts being combined substantially as described.

22. An automaton having a starting and stoppin g mechanism controlled by the weight of a coin, arms pivotally connected to a frame, one of said arms having a pivoted forearm carrying a box with dice, and the other arm having a magnetic hand for restoring said dice to the box, levers, cords, and rods connected to said arms, pivoted levers operating said rods, a wheel with cams operating said pivoted levers, a motor for operating said wheel, a table with a piece of iron therein on which dice is thrown,-and a magnet for magnetizing said piece of iron at predetermined periods, said parts being combined substantially as described.

23. An automaton having a pivoted arm with a forearm pivoted therein and carrying a box containing dice, a projecting arm for oscillating said arm and a rod for oscillating said forearm, a pivoted arm with a magnetic hand, an electric battery, wires and magnet for energizing said magnetic hand, and rods, cords, and levers for operating said magnetic hand, said parts being combined substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

\VM G. SPIEGEL.

Witnesses:

(3. J. KINTNER, J. F. QUINN. 

